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Table 4 Consent requirement for contraceptive service provision to young people <18 years

From: Constraints and prospects for contraceptive service provision to young people in Uganda: providers' perspectives

 

Health facility type

Consent requirement for

contraceptive service provision

Total

n = 102

Public

N = 37

PNFP

N = 11

PFP

N = 54

Chi-sq

p-value

Consent requirement

Consent from parent or spouse

39(38.2)

11(29.7)

7(63.6)

21(38.9)

NS

No consent required

63(61.8)

26(70.3)

4(36.4)

33(61.1)

 

Reason for consent (n = 39)

Fear of confrontation by spouse or parent

15 (14.7)

2 (5.4)

3 (27.3)

10(18.5)

 

Discourage use by YP with no children

10(9.8)

5 (13.5)

2(18.2)

3(5.6)

 

Fear that contraceptives are harmful

8 (7.8)

3 (8.1)

1 (9.1)

4 (7.4)

***

To scare young people from sex

6(5.9)

1 (2.7)

1 (9.1)

4 (7.4)

 
  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001, NS- Not significant, YP -young people, Note: number of respondents too small in some cells, Percentages within brackets. PNFP- Private not for profit, PFP- private for profit